CONTUMACY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("contumacy" is a kind of...):

insubordination; rebelliousness (an insubordinate act)

Derivation:

contumacious (wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient)

Meaning:

Willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("contumacy" is a kind of...):

disobedience; noncompliance (the failure to obey)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

contumacious (wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient)